Earlier menarche can be an indicator of more body fat: study of sexual development and waist circumference in Chinese girls |
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| Authors: | Guo XiaoYan Ji ChengYe |
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| Institution: | GUO XiaoYan and JI ChengYe Institute of Child and Adolescent Health,School of Public Health,Peking University Health Science Center,Beijing 100191,China |
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| Abstract: | Objective This paper aims to study the relationship between body fat and sexual development in Chinese girls with different waist circumference.Methods Six thousand one hundred and fifty six girls aged 6-19 were sampled.Their body weight,height,waist circumference,percentage of body fat and secondary sex characteristics were measured.All the subjects were divided into three groups:low class waist circumference,moderate class waist circumference and high class waist circumference.The menarche percentages wer... |
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| Keywords: | Waist circumference Sexual development Menarche Body fat Girls |
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